Hundreds of Cape cormorant chicks rescued from Robben Island
The birds are suspected to have been abandoned due to a lack of food. 50 of the rescued chicks died. SANCCOB said this was possibly the second largest seabird rescue in the Western Cape, since the MV Treasure oil spill in 2000. Nearly 1 700 endangered Cape cormorant chicks have been rescued from Robben Island after being abandoned by its parents. In a joint effort by the National Sea Rescue Institute, the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), the Two Oceans Aquarium and other stakeholders, the birds were rescued on Tuesday after they were abandoned for...